March 2024 Election
Alameda County Green Party Voter Guide [PDF]
Please note: Many of the links to websites in this online Voter Guide are “clickable”, when you place your cursor over them (the URL’s might not look clickable, but for most computers, they do work when you click on them). Also, for many of the local races you’ll find lots of additional information in the candidates’ completed questionnaires, so we strongly encourage you to read them here on our website, at:
https://acgreens.wordpress.com/candidate-questionnaires/
For a quick summary, here is the back page card:
Green Voter Card
Clip and bring with you to the polls (and photocopy for your friends!)
Federal Offices
President (Green Party primary) — Jill Stein
U.S. Senate (Full and partial term) — Consider Lee or Porter; definitely NOT Schiff or Garvey
U.S. House of Representatives, District 12 — No endorsement, please see article
State Offices
State Senate, District 7 — Jovanka Beckles (recommended); Don’t vote for Arreguin
State Assembly, District 14 — Margot Smith (recommended)
State Assembly, District 18 — No endorsement, please see article
Superior Court Judge
Office #5 — No endorsement, please see article
Office #12 — Mark Fickes
County Supervisor
District 1 — No endorsement, please see article
District 2 — No endorsement, please see article
District 4 — Jennifer Esteen
District 5 — Nikki Fortunato Bas (Don’t vote for Bauters)
County Board of Education
Area 2 — Angela Normand
Area 5 — Guadalupe “Lupe” Angulo
State Proposition
1 — Mental Health Facilities Bond — Yes, with bond reservations
Local Measures
A — County Civil Service Notifications — Yes
B — County Recall Procedures Amendment — Yes
D — Oakland Increase Appropriations Limit — Yes
G — Albany Schools Parcel Tax Renewal — Yes, with reservations
H — Berkeley Schools Special Tax Renewal — Yes, with parcel tax reservations
County Committee
Green Party County Council — Please see article
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November 2022 Election
Alameda County Green Party Voter Guide [PDF]
Please note: Many of the links to websites in this online Voter Guide are “clickable”, when you place your cursor over them (the URL’s might not look clickable, but for most computers, they do work when you click on them). Also, for many of the local races you’ll find lots of additional information in the candidates’ completed questionnaires, so we strongly encourage you to read them here on our website, at:
https://acgreens.wordpress.com/candidate-questionnaires/
For a quick summary, here is the back page card:
Green Voter Card
Clip and bring with you to the polls (and photocopy for your friends!)
State Executive Offices
Boycott the Following Races — see front-page article:
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller,
Treasurer, Attorney General, and Insurance Commissioner
Superintendent of Public Instruction — [Don’t vote for Christensen]
Federal Offices
U.S. Senate (full term) — Blackball this race, see front-page article
U.S. Senate (partial term) — Spurn this race, see front-page article
U.S. Representative, District 12 — Stay away from this race, see front-page article
Other State Offices
State Board of Equalization, District 2 — Sally Lieber (Preferred, but not endorsed)
State Senate, District 10 — Aisha Wahab (Recommended, but not endorsed)
State Assembly, District 14 — Shun this race, see front-page article
State Assembly, District 18 — Snub this race, see front-page article
State Assembly, District 20 — No endorsement, Please see write-up
Judicial Offices
State Supreme Court — Patricia Guerrero, Goodwin Liu, Martin Jenkins, and Joshua Groban
State Courts of Appeal, First District — No endorsements, please see write-up
Special School Districts
Peralta Community College, Area 3 — Louis Quindlen
Peralta Community College, Area 5 — Cindi Reiss and Saleem Gilmore, please see write-up
Peralta Community College, Area 7 — Sheweet Yohannes
County Offices
Supervisor, District 3 — Rebecca Kaplan, with reservations
District Attorney — Pamela Price
City Offices
Albany
City Council — #1: Robin D. Lopez, #2: John Anthony Miki, #3 to #5: Jeremiah Garrett-Pinguelo, Jennifer Hansen-Romero, Nick Pilch
School Board — No endorsements, please see write-up
Berkeley
Auditor — Jenny Wong
City Council, District 1 — #1: Tamar Michai Freeman, #2: Elisa Mikiten, with reservations [Do NOT rank Rashi Kesarwani]
City Council, District 4 — Kate Harrison
City Council, District 7 — Aidan Hill (write-in, as we go to press)
City Council, District 8 — Mari Mendonca
School Board — Jennifer Shanoski, Ka’Dijah Brown, and Mike Chang
Rent Stabilization Board — Soli Alpert, Nathan Mizell, Vanessa Danielle Marrero, Ida Martinac, and Nageene Mosaed
Emeryville
City Council — Eugene Tssui, with reservations, Sukhdeep Kaur, with reservations
School Board — Brian Donahue (only)
Oakland
Mayor — #1: Allyssa Victory Villanueva, with reservations, #2: Sheng Thao (ranked, but not endorsed), #3: John Reimann (ranked, but not endorsed)
City Auditor — Courtney Ruby
City Council, District 2 — Nikki Fortunato Bas
City Council, District 4 — Janani Ramachandran (preferred, but not endorsed)
City Council, District 6 — No endorsement, please see write-up
School Board, District 2 — #1: Max Orozco, #2: Jennifer Brouhard [Do NOT vote for David Kakishiba]
School Board, District 4 — #1: Pecolia Manigo, #2: Mike Hutchinson, with reservations [No! No! No! Do NOT vote Nick Resnick]
School Board, District 6 — #1: Valarie Bachelor, #2: Joel Velasquez, with reservations [Do NOT vote for Kyra Mungia]
Special Districts
AC Transit, At-Large — Alfred Twu
AC Transit, Ward 3 — Sarah Syed (preferred, but not endorsed)
AC Transit, Ward 4 — Barisha Spriggs
AC Transit, Ward 5 — Diane Shaw (unopposed, not on the ballot)
BART, District 4 — No endorsement (Not on the ballot)
BART, District 6 — Lance Nishihira
EBMUD, Ward 3 — Marguerite Young
EBMUD, Ward 4 — Andy Katz, (Unopposed, not on the ballot, please see write-up)
EBMUD, Ward 7 — Matt Turner
EBRPD, Ward 3 — Daphne Lin, with reservations and Dennis Waespi, with reservations (You make the final choice)
EBRPD, Ward 5 — Unfortunately, not on the ballot, please see write-up
Statewide Propositions
1 — Constitutional right to reproductive freedom — Yes
26 — Legalizes sports betting at Indian casinos & racetracks — No position, please see write-up
27 — Legalizes online and mobile sports betting — No
28 — Arts and Music Education Funding — Yes
29 — On-site medical professional at kidney dialysis clinics — Yes
30 — Programs to reduce air pollution and prevent wildfires — No
31 — Approves the ban on certain flavored tobacco products — Yes
Local Measures
D — Countywde maximum floor area ratio increase for agricultural buildings and equestrian riding arenas — No
H — Oakland renewal of funding for schools — Yes, with parcel tax reservations
K — Albany Medical Services and Fire Protection Special Tax — Yes, with parcel tax reservations
L — Berkeley Infrastructure Bond — No, No, No!
M — Berkeley Vacancy Tax — Yes
N — Berkeley Public Low-Rent Housing — Yes
O — Emeryville Real Property Transfer Tax Increase — Yes, with reservations
Q — Oakland: authorizes low rent social housing units — Yes, with bond reservations
R — Oakland gender neutral language — Yes
S — Oakland non-citizen school board voting — Yes
T — Oakland Progressive Business Tax — Yes, with reservations
U — Oakland Infrastructure Bond — Yes, with bond reservations
V — Oakland Just Cause — Yes
W — Oakland Campaign Reform — Yes
X — Oakland Term Limits, etc. — Yes
Y — Oakland zoo parcel tax — No
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June 2022 Election
Alameda County Green Party Voter Guide [PDF]
Please note: Many of the links to websites in this online Voter Guide are “clickable”, when you place your cursor over them (the URL’s might not look clickable, but for most computers, they do work when you click on them). Also, for many of the local races you’ll find lots of additional information in the candidates’ completed questionnaires, so we strongly encourage you to read them here on our website, at:
https://acgreens.wordpress.com/candidate-questionnaires/
For a quick summary, here is the back page card:
Green Voter Card
Clip and bring with you to the polls (and photocopy for your friends!)
Federal Offices
U.S. Senator — John Thompson Parker (full term) AND John Thompson Parker (partial term: write-in)
U.S. Representative, District 12 — Glenn Kaplan, with reservations
State Offices
Governor — Luis Javier Rodriguez
Lieutenant Governor — Mohammad Arif
Secretary of State — Gary N. Blenner
Controller — Laura Wells
Treasurer — Meghann Adams
Attorney General — Dan Kapelovitz
Insurance Commissioner — Nathalie Hrizi
Superintendent of Public Instruction — Marco Amaral
Board of Equalization, District 2 — Sally Lieber (Preferred, but not endorsed)
State Senate, District 10 — Aisha Wahab (Recommended, but not endorsed); Jamal Khan, runner-up (but not endorsed); Don’t vote for Paul Pimentel
State Assembly, District 14 — Don’t vote for Buffy Wicks
State Assembly, District 18 — No Endorsement, please see write-up
State Assembly, District 20 — Jennifer Esteen (Preferred, but not endorsed)
Judicial Offices
Superior Court Judge, Office #1 — Tamiza Hockenhull
Superior Court Judge, Office #12 — Pelayo Llamas
Superior Court Judge, Office #21 — No Endorsement, please see write-up
County Offices
Superintendent of Schools — Alysse Castro
School Board, Area 7 — Don’t vote for Dillie or Dao
Supervisor, District 2 –No endorsement, please see write-up
Supervisor, District 3 –Rebecca Kaplan, with reservations
Assessor — Unopposed incumbent (No Endorsement)
Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder — Unopposed incumbent (No Endorsement)
District Attorney — Pamela Price, with reservations
Sheriff/Coroner — Yesenia Sanchez
Treasurer/Tax Collector — Unopposed incumbent (No Endorsement)
Local Measures
B — Alameda School Facilities Bond — Yes, with standard bond reservations
C — Oakland Library Parcel Tax — Yes, with standard parcel tax reservations
Candidates in green ink are “Left Unity Slate” members. (Please see the front page article.)
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November 2020 General Election
Alameda County Green Party Voter Guide [PDF]
Please note: Many of the links to websites in this online Voter Guide are “clickable”, when you place your cursor over them (the URL’s might not look clickable, but for most computers, they do work when you click on them)! Also, for many of the local races you’ll find lots of additional information in the candidates’ completed questionnaires, so we strongly encourage you to read them here on our website, a few days from now, at:
https://acgreens.wordpress.com/candidate-questionnaires/
Federal Offices
President and Vice-President — Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker
U.S. House of Representatives, District 13 – Boycott: please see write-up
State Offices
State Senate, District 9 – Boycott: please see write-up
State Assembly, District 15 — Sara Brink, with qualifications
State Assembly, District 18 — Boycott: please see write-up
Superior Court Judge
Office #2 — Elena Condes
Special School Districts
Peralta Community College, Area 1 — Jeffrey Heyman
County Supervisor
District 1 — Vinnie Bacon
City Offices
Alameda
City Council – Trish Spencer, Gig Codiga, and Amos White; Don’t vote for Oddie or Vella
City Auditor – Kevin Kearney
City Treasurer – Kevin Kennedy
School Board – Jennifer Williams
Albany
City Council – Preston Jordan and Aaron Tiedemann
School Board – No Endorsements, please see write-up
Berkeley
Mayor — Aidan Hill; Don’t rank Arreguin or Hsiung
City Council, District 2 – Cheryl Davila; Don’t rank Sharenko!
City Council, District 3 – Ben Bartlett*; Don’t rank the other candidates
City Council, District 5 – #1: Sophie Hahn*, #2: Paul Picklesimer*; Don’t rank Todd Andrew!
City Council, District 6 – Richard Illgen; Defeat Wengraf!
School Board – Ana Vasudeo and Laura Babitt
Rent Board – Dominique Walker, Xavier Johnson, Mari Mendonca, Leah Simon-Weisberg, and Andy Kelley
* = Ranked, but not endorsed
Emeryville
City Council and School Board – Not on ballot, please see write-up
Oakland
City Council, At Large — Rebecca Kaplan
City Council, District 1 – #1: Tri Ngo, #2: Dan Kalb, with reservations; Do NOT vote for Walton
City Council, District 3 – #1: Carroll Fife; Sharing #2 and #3: Seneca Scott* and Meron Semedar*
City Council, District 5 – #1: Richard Raya, #2: Zoe Lopez-Meraz
City Council, District 7 — #1: Aaron Clay, #2: Marchon Tatmon
City Attorney – Eli Ferran, with reservations
School Board, District 1 – #1: Stacy Thomas, #2: Sam Davis*; Do NOT vote for Austin Dannhaus
School Board, District 3 – Sharing #1 and #2: Cherisse Gash and VanCedric Williams; Do NOT vote for Maiya Edgerly or Mark Hurty
School Board, District 5 – Mike Hutchinson; Do NOT vote for Leroy Gaines
School Board, District 7 – “Coach” Ben Tapscott; Do NOT vote for Clifford Thompson
* = Ranked, but not endorsed
Union City
Mayor — Sarabjit Cheema
City Council, District 1 – Sandra Holder-Grayson*
New Haven School Board, Area 1 – Jatinder Sahi
New Haven School Board, Area 2 – Melissa Shuen-Mallory
New Haven School Board, Area 3 – Michael Gonzales
* = Preferred, but not endorsed
Special Districts
A.C. Transit, At-Large — Chris Peeples
A.C. Transit ,Ward 1 — Jovanka Beckles
A.C. Transit ,Ward 2 — No Endorsement, please see write-up
BART, District 3 — Rebecca Saltzman (Unopposed and not on ballot, please see write-up)
BART, District 5 — John McPartland
BART, District 7 — Lateefah Simon
EBMUD — Not on ballot, please see write-up
EBRPD, Ward 1 – Norman LaForce
HARD — Peter Rosen and Josh Kelton; Rick Hatcher, with reservations
Local Measures
V — Extends unincorporated area’s 6.5% Utility Users Tax — Yes, with reservations
W — Countywide half cent sales tax increase for homeless services, etc. — Yes, with sales tax reservations
Y — Oakland School Bond — Yes, with bond reservations
Z — Alameda — Repeals Measure A (Article 26), for multi-unit housing — No, with reservations
AA — Alameda — Clarifies prohibition against meddling by city council members — Yes
BB — Albany — Ranked Choice Voting — Yes
CC – Albany — Real Property Transfer Tax — Yes, with reservations
DD — Albany — Utility Users’ Tax– Yes, with reservations
EE — Albany — Paramedic, Fire Engines, and Ambulance Special Tax — Yes, with reservations
FF – Berkeley — Fire, Emergency Services and Wildfire Prevention Tax — Yes
GG – Berkeley — Tax on Transportation Network Trips — Yes
HH – Berkeley — Utility Users Tax– Yes
II – Berkeley — Police Accountability Charter Amendment — Yes, Yes, Yes!
JJ – Berkeley — Mayor and City Council Compensation — Yes
KK – Berkeley — Administrative Provision and City Attorney — Yes
LL – Berkeley — Gann Limit Spending Authority — Yes
MM – Berkeley — Rent Stabilization Ordinance Amendment — Yes
QQ –Oakland — Allows 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school board elections — Yes
RR — Oakland — Allows for new misdemeanor fine limit after public hearing — No position, please see write-up
S1 — Oakland — Strengthens the Police Commission — Yes
WW — Union City — Utility Users Tax — No
State Propositions
14 – $5.5 Billion in Bonds for Stem Cell Research Institute — No
15 – Funding for Schools and Local Governments by Fairly Taxing Large Commercial Properties — Yes, Yes, Yes!
16 – Allows Diversity and Affirmative Action — Yes, Yes, Yes!
17 – Restores Right to Vote after Completion of Prison Term — Yes
18 – Primary Voting for 17-Year-Olds who will be 18 for the General Election — Yes
19 – Changes Certain Property Tax Rules — Neutral, please see write-up
20 – Restricts Parole for Non-Violent Offenders and Authorizes Felonies for Some Current Misdemeanors — No
21 – Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control — Yes
22 – Exempts Some App-Based Companies from Providing Employee Benefits — No, No, No!
23 – Establishes Requirements for Kidney Dialysis Clinics — Yes
24 – Amends Privacy Laws and Establishes Privacy Protection Agency — No
25 – Approves Replacing Money Bail with Algorithm-Based System — No
Do you have QUESTIONS about Registration, your Ballot, or Voting?
Please call the Registrar of Voters at: (510) 272-6973 or
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights at: 1-866-OURVOTE, or see:
The Secretary of State’s website: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/
Translations of this Green Voter Card are at:
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March 2020 Primaries
Alameda County Green Party Voter Guide [PDF]
March 2020 Primary Green Voter Card
Federal Offices
President
5 Greens and 20 Democrats will be on the ballot — Please see article
U. S. House of Representatives, District 13
Boycott or Write In, please see article
State Offices
State Senate, District 9
Write In someone, please see article
State Assembly, District 15
Sara Brink, with qualifications
State Assembly, District 18
No endorsement, please see article
Superior Court Judge
Office #2 — Elena Condes; Mark Fickes, with reservations
County Supervisor
District 1 — Vinnie Bacon
District 4 — Esther Goolsby
District 5 — No endorsement, please see write-up
County School Board
Area 2 — Angela Normand
Area 5 — No endorsement, please see write-up
State Proposition
13 — Education Facilities Bond — No
Local Measures
B — Albany School parcel tax — Yes, with reservations
C — Alameda County Health & Child Care sales tax — No endorsement, please see write-up
E — Berkeley Teacher Salaries parcel tax — Yes, with reservations
F — Emeryville Services sales tax — Yes, with reservations
G — Berkeley School Facilities Bond — Yes, with bond reservations
H — Berkeley School Maintenance and Classified Staff parcel tax — Yes, with reservations
K — Emeryville Education parcel tax — Yes, with reservations
Q — Oakland Park Maintenance and Homeless Services parcel tax — Yes, with reservations
R — Oakland Official Newspapers — Yes
S — Oakland Increase Appropriations Limit — Yes
County Committee
Green Party County Council — Please see write-up
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Nov 2018 Election
Alameda County Green Party Voter Guide [pdf]
Please note: Many of the links to websites in this online Voter Guide are “clickable”, when you place your cursor over them (the URL’s might not look clickable, but for most computers, they do work when you click on them)! Also, for many of the local races you’ll find lots of additional information in the candidates’ completed questionnaires, so we strongly encourage you to read them here on our website, a few days from now, at:
https://acgreens.wordpress.com/candidate-questionnaires/
State Executive Offices
Boycott the Following Races – see front-page article:
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, and Insurance Commissioner
Superintendent of Public Instruction – [Don’t vote for Tuck]
Federal Offices
U.S. Senate – Boycott this race, please see write-up
U.S. Representative, District 13 – Laura Wells
Other State Offices
State Board of Equalization, District 2 – Boycott this race: see front-page article
State Assembly, District 15 – Jovanka Beckles*
*This candidate is recommended, but not endorsed (because she is a Democrat)
State Assembly, District 18 – No Endorsement, please see write-up
Judicial Offices
State Supreme Court – Carol Corrigan, with reservations; and Leondra Kruger, with reservations
State Courts of Appeal, First District – No Endorsements, please see write-up
Special School Districts
Peralta Community College, Area 3 – Corean Todd
Peralta Community College, Area 5 – Cindi Napoli-Abella Reiss
County Offices
Assessor – [Don’t vote for Johnson]
City Offices
Alameda
Mayor – Frank Matarrese, with reservations
City Council – John Knox White
School Board – Gary Lym
Healthcare District, Short Term – Dennis Popalardo
Albany
City Council – Preston Jordan
School District Board – Charles Blanchard and Ross Stapleton-Gray
Berkeley
Auditor – Jenny Wong
City Council, District 1 – #1: Igor Tregub, #2: Mary Behm-Steinberg, #3: Margo Schueler, with reservations [Don’t vote for Kesarwani]
City Council, District 4 – Kate Harrison
City Council, District 7 – #1: Aidan Hill, #2: Rigel Robinson, #3: No endorsement, leave blank
City Council, District 8 – #1: Mary Kay Lacey, #2: Alfred Twu, with reservations, #3: Russ Tilleman, with reservations [Don’t vote for Droste]
School District Board – Ty Alper, Ka’Dijah Brown, and Dru Howard
Rent Stabilization Board – James Chang, Soli Alpert, Paola Laverde, Maria Poblet, John Selawsky – VOTE FOR ALL 5!
Emeryville
City Council – Scott Donahue, with reservations; and Dianne Martinez, with reservations
School District Board – No endorsement, see information on our website
Hayward
Mayor – Barbara Halliday
City Council – Aisha Wahab and Sara Lamnin [Don’t vote for Joe Ramos]
School District Board – Todd E. Davis and April Oquenda
Oakland
Mayor – #1: Saied Karamooz; Sharing #2 & #3: Cat Brooks* and Pamela Price* [Don’t vote for Schaaf]
Auditor – Courtney Ruby
City Council, District 2 – Sharing #1 & #2: Nikki Fortunato Bas* and Kenzie Donte Smith* [Don’t vote for Guillén]
City Council, District 4 – #1: Sheng Thao, #2: Pamela Harris, #3: Nayeli Maxson*, with reservations [Don’t vote for Michelson]
City Council, District 6 – Sharing #1 and #2: Marlo Rodriguez* and Mya Whitaker* [Don’t vote for Brooks, Middleton, or Taylor]
School Board, District 2 – [Don’t vote for Eng]
School Board, District 4 – Clarissa Doutherd
School Board, District 6 – [Don’t vote for Gonzales]
*This candidate has been ranked, but not endorsed
Union City
New Haven School Board – Sarbjit Cheema
Special Districts
A.C. Transit, At-Large – Dollene Jones
A.C. Transit, Ward 4 – Nicholas Harvey
A.C. Transit, Ward 5 – Diane Shaw, with reservations
BART, District 4 – No Endorsement, please see write-up
BART, District 6 – No Endorsement, please see write-up
EBMUD, Ward 7 – No Endorsement, please see write-up
EBRPD, Ward 5 – No Endorsement, please see write-up
Statewide Propositions
1 – Housing Assistance Bonds – Yes, with reservations
2 – Mental Illness Housing Bonds – No
3 – Water and Wildlife Bonds – No
4 – Children’s Hospitals Bonds – Yes, with reservations
5 – Property Tax Base Transfers – No
6 – Transportation Funding, Gas Taxes, Vehicle Fees – No
7 – Daylight Saving Time – Yes
8 – Kidney Dialysis Clinics – Yes
[Prop. 9 was removed from the ballot by court order]
10 – Local Authority to Enact Rent Control/Affordable Housing Act – Yes, Yes, Yes!
11 – Emergency Ambulance Employees – No, No, No!
12 – Farm Animals Confinement – Yes
Local Measures:
E – Peralta Parcel Tax Continuation – Yes, with reservations
F – Alameda Services Sales Tax – No
G – Peralta Sites/Facilities/Equipment Bond – Yes, with reservations
H – Hayward School Bond – Yes, with bond reservations
K – Alameda Weak Rent Control – No
L – Albany Services Sales Tax – Yes, with reservations
M – Albany Park and Open Space Parcel Tax – Yes, with reservations
N – Albany Appointed Treasurer – Yes
O – Berkeley Affordable Housing Bond – Yes
P – Berkeley Homeless Services Tax – Yes
Q – Berkeley Rent Ordinance Amendments – Yes
R – Berkeley Vision 2050 Plan – Yes
S – Emeryville Cannabis Business Tax – No endorsement
T – Hayward Services Real Property Transfer Tax – Yes
V – Oakland Cannabis Business Tax – Yes
W – Oakland Homeless Services Vacant Property Tax – Yes
X – Oakland Graduated Real Estate Transfer Tax – Yes, with reservations
Y – Oakland Just Cause Eviction Amendments – Yes
Z – Oakland Hotel Workers Workplace Protections and Wages – Yes
AA – Oakland Education Parcel Tax Charter Amendment – No, No!
DD – Union City Cannabis Business Tax – Yes
EE – Union City Charter City and Real Property Transfer Tax – No
FF – EBRPD Wildlife Protection and Parks Parcel Tax – No, with reservations
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June 2018 Election
Alameda County Green Party Voter Guide [pdf]
Please note: Many of the links to websites in this online Voter Guide are “clickable”, when you place your cursor over them (the URL’s might not look clickable, but for most computers, they do work when you click on them)! Also, for many of the local races you’ll find lots of additional information in the candidates’ completed questionnaires, so we strongly encourage you to read them here on our website, at:
https://acgreens.wordpress.com/candidate-questionnaires/
For a quick summary, here is the back page card:
Green Voter Card
Clip and bring with you to the polls (and photocopy for your friends!)
Federal Offices
U.S. Senator — Michael Ziesing (write-in)
U.S. Representative, District 13 — Laura Wells (write-in)
State Offices
Governor — Josh Jones
Lieutenant Governor — Gayle McLaughlin
Secretary of State — Erik Rydberg
Controller — Mary Lou Finley
Treasurer — Kevin Akin
Attorney General — No Endorsement, please see write-up
Insurance Commissioner — Nathalie Hrizi
State Superintendent of Public Instruction — Don’t vote for Tuck
Board of Equalization, District 2 — No Endorsement, please see write-up
State Assembly, District 15 — Jovanka Beckles*
*This candidate is recommended, but not endorsed — please see write-up
State Assembly, District 18 — No Endorsement, please see write-up
Judicial Office
Superior Court Judge, Seat 11 — No Endorsement, please see write-up
County Offices
Superintendent of Schools — Unopposed incumbent, please see write-up
School Board, Area 1 — Joaquin Rivera, with reservations
Supervisor, District 2 — Unopposed incumbent, please see write-up
Supervisor, District 3 — Unopposed incumbent, please see write-up
Assessor — Don’t vote for James Johnson or Kevin Lopez
Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder — Melissa Wilk*
*This candidate is recommended, but not endorsed — please see write-up
District Attorney — Pamela Price
Sheriff/Coroner — Don’t vote for Ahern
Treasurer/Tax Collector — Unopposed incumbent, please see write-up
State Propositions
68 — Water, Environment, and Parks Bond — Yes, with bond reservations
69 — Transportation Revenues for Transportation Purposes — Yes, with reservations
70 — Vote Requirement for Cap-and-Trade Revenue — No
71 — Sets Effective Date for Ballot Measures — Yes
72 — Rainwater Capture System Property Tax Exclusion — Yes
Local Measures
RM3 — Regional Measure 3, Bridge Toll Increase — You decide: Please see write-up
A — Alameda County Child Care and Early Education Tax — Yes, with reservations
C — Emeryville Housing Bond — Yes, with bond reservations
D — Oakland Parcel Tax for Libraries — Yes
Candidates in green ink are Green Party members
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Nov 2016 Election
Alameda County Green Party Voter Guide [pdf]
Please note: Many of the links to websites in this online Voter Guide are “clickable”, when you place your cursor over them (the URL’s might not look clickable, but for most computers, they do work when you click on them)! Also, for many of the local races you’ll find lots of additional information in the candidates’ completed questionnaires, so we strongly encourage you to read them here on our website, at:
https://acgreens.wordpress.com/candidate-questionnaires/
For a quick summary, here is the back page card:
Green Voter Card
Clip and bring with you to the polls (and photocopy for your friends!)
City Council – Jennifer Roloff. Don’t vote for Ashcraft or Vella.
City Auditor – Kevin Kearney
City Council – Nick Pilch, Peter Maass; Erik Giesen-Fields, with reservations. Do not vote for Michael Barnes.
School Board – Clementina Duron and Jon Raj Destin
Berkeley
Mayor – #1 and #2: Jesse Arreguin and Kriss Worthington, #3: Guy “Mike” Lee*. Don’t vote for Capitelli
City Council, District 3 – #1: Ben Bartlett*, #2: Mark Coplan*, #3: Al Murray* Don’t vote for Matthews
City Council, District 5 – Sophie Hahn
City Council, District 6 – Defeat Wengraf! #1: Fred Dodsworth, #2: Isabelle Gaston*
Emeryville
City Council – Christian Patz, John Bauters, and Ally Medina . Don’t vote for Engel.
School Board – Barbara Inch; Ken Bukowski, with reservations
City Council – Cullen Tiernan, Vinnie Bacon
Oakland
City Council, At-Large –.#1: Matt Hummel, #2: Rebecca Kaplan* Don’t vote for Moore.
City Council, District 3 – Noni Session
City Council, District 5 – Noel Gallo, with reservations
School Board, District 3 – #1: Kharyshi Wiginton, #2: Ben Lang, with reservations. Don’t vote for Hodge.
A.C. Transit, At-Large — Dollene Jones, with reservations
BART, District 3 — Rebecca Saltzman, with reservations (Encouragement for Varun Paul)
EBRPD, Ward 2 – Dee Rosario
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June 2016 Election
Alameda County Green Party Voter Guide:
GPAC-VG-JUNE-2016 [pdf]
Please note: Many of the links to websites in this online Voter Guide are “clickable”, when you place your cursor over them (the URL’s might not look clickable, but for most computers, they do work when you click on them)! Also, for many of the local races you’ll find lots of additional information in the candidates’ completed questionnaires, so we strongly encourage you to read them here on our website, at:
https://acgreens.wordpress.com/candidate-questionnaires/
Also See our Voter Guide Video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfkBYFPdJZ4
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President
Hayward City Council — We endorse in the following preferred order:
Al Mendall, Elisa Marquez, Francisco Zermeno, Matt McGrath, Mark Salinas, and John Taylor
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November 2014 Election
Alameda County Green Party Voter Guide:
VOTER GUIDE NOV 2014 [pdf]
Please note: Many of the links to websites in this online Voter Guide are “clickable”, when you place your cursor over them! Also, for many of the local races you’ll find lots of additional information in the candidates’ completed questionnaires, so we strongly encourage you to read them here on our website, at:
https://acgreens.wordpress.com/candidate-questionnaires/
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State Executive Offices
Boycott the Following Races – see front-page article:
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney
General, and Insurance Commissioner
Superintendent of Public Instruction – [Don’t vote for Tuck]
Federal Offices
U.S. Representative, District 13 – See write-up: boycott this race
Other State Offices
State Board of Equalization, District 2 – Boycott this race: see front-page article
State Assembly, District 15 – [Don’t vote for Echols]
State Assembly, District 18 – Boycott this race: see front-page article
Judicial Offices
State Supreme Court – Vote Yes on Mariano Cuellar, Goodwin Liu, and Kathryn
Werdegar, with reservations
State Courts of Appeal, First District – No Endorsements, see write-up
Special School Districts
Peralta Community College, Area 5 – David Ralston
Peralta Community College, Area 7 – Julina Bonilla
County Offices
Superintendent of Schools – [Don’t vote for Foster]
City Offices
Alameda
Mayor – Trish Spencer
City Council – Frank Matarrese
School Board – Solana Henneberry and Gary Lym
Healthcare District – No Endorsement, see Questionnaires
Albany
City Council Cancellation Response – See article
School Board – Charles Blanchard and Paul Black; Ross Stapleton-Gray, with reservations
Berkeley
Auditor – No Endorsement, see write-up
City Council, District 1 – Alejandro Soto-Vigil
City Council, District 4 – Jesse Arreguin
City Council, District 7 – Kriss Worthington
City Council, District 8 – #1: Jacquelyn McCormick; sharing #2 & #3: George Beier* and Lori
Droste*; [Stop Alvarez-Cohen]
School Board – Ty Alper, Josh Daniels, and Karen Hemphill
Rent Board – Katherine Harr, John Selawsky, Paola Laverde-Levine, James Chang, and
Jesse Townley
Emeryville
City Council – John Bauters & Scott Donahue; Dianne Martinez, with reservations
School Board – Christian Patz
Oakland
Mayor – #1: Jason Anderson, #2: Saied Karamooz*, #3: Dan Siegel*
Auditor – No Endorsement, see write-up
City Council, District 2 – [Don’t vote for King or Maxey]
City Council, District 4 – [Don’t vote for vote Broadhurst or Lim]
City Council, District 6 – #1: Write in Vicente Cruz; [Don’t vote for Johnson or Moore]
School Board, District 2 – No Endorsement, see write-up
School Board, District 4 – Karl Debro, with reservations; [Don’t vote for Shakir-Gilmore]
School Board, District 6 – Shanthi Gonzales
*These candidates have been ranked, but not endorsed.
Special Districts
A.C. Transit, At-Large – Dollene Jones, with reservations
A.C. Transit, Ward 4 – Murphy McCalley
A.C. Transit, Ward 5 – Jeff Davis
BART, District 4 – Lena Tam, with reservations
EBMUD, Ward 3 – Marguerite Young
EBRPD, Ward 5 – No Endorsement, see write-up
State Propositions
1 – Water Bond – No
2 – State Reserve Policy (Rainy Day Fund) – No
45 – Healthcare Insurance Rate Changes – Yes
46 – Drug Testing of Doctors; Medical Negligence Lawsuits – No
47 – Criminal Sentences, Misdemeanor Penalties – Yes, but much more needs to be done
48 – Indian Gaming Referendum – No (Don’t approve the compacts)
Local Measures
D – Berkeley vs. Big Soda — Yes
F – Berkeley Parks Tax — See Write-up: Either vote No in Protest OR Abstain from Voting
I – Alameda $179 Million School Bond – No
K – Emeryville School Parcel Tax Renewal – Yes, with reservations
N – Oakland School Parcel Tax — No Endorsement, see write-up
O – Berkeley Recall of Elective Officers – Yes
P – Berkeley Towards reversing Citizens United v FEC, corporate personhood, and money
being equated with speech – Yes
Q – Berkeley Flex-time Initiative – Yes
R – Berkeley Green Downtown and Public Commons Initiative – Yes
S – Berkeley Redistricting Gerrymander – No
U – Emeryville Becoming a Charter City – Yes
V – Emeryville Property Transfer Tax – Yes
Z – Oakland Police & Services Parking & Parcel Tax – No
BB – County Transportation Expenditure Plan – Yes
CC – Oakland Public Ethics Commission – Yes, with reservations
DD – Oakland Independent Redistricting Commission — No
EE – Oakland Municipal Retirement System termination- Yes
FF – Oakland Minimum Wage Increase – Yes, Yes, Yes!
LL – Albany School Parcel Tax – Yes, with reservations
Candidates in green ink are Green Party members
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June 2014 Election
Alameda County Green Party Voter Guide:
GreenVoterGuide_6_2014 [pdf]
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Green Voter Card
Federal Offices
U.S. Representative, District 13 — Why is incumbent Lee taking corporate money?: please see write-up
State Offices
Governor — Luis Rodriguez
Lieutenant Governor — Jena Goodman
Secretary of State — David Curtis
Controller — Laura Wells
Treasurer — Ellen Brown
Attorney General — No Endorsement, please see write-up
Insurance Commissioner — Nathalie Hrizi
State Superintendent of Public Instruction — Don’t vote for Gutierrez or Tuck
Board of Equalization, District 2 — No Endorsement, please see write-up
State Assembly, District 15 — Eugene Ruyle
State Assembly, District 18 — No Endorsement, please see write-up
County Offices
Superintendent of Schools — No Endorsement, please see write-up
Supervisor, District 2 — No Endorsement, please see front page General County article
Supervisor, District 3 — No Endorsement, please see front page General County article
Assessor — No Endorsement, please see front page General County article
Auditor-Controller-Clerk-Recorder — No Endorsement, please see write-up
District Attorney — No Endorsement, please see front page General County article
Sheriff-Coroner — No Endorsement, please see front page General County article
Treasurer-Tax Collector — No Endorsement, please see front page General County article
State Propositions
41 — Veterans Housing and “Homeless Prevention” Bond — No
42 — Public Records, Open Meetings, State Reimbursement to Local Agencies — No
Local Measures
AA — Alameda County Healthcare Services Tax — Yes, with reservations
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Previous Elections
November 2012 Election
Alameda County Green Party Voter Guide:
GreenVoterGuideNov2012 [pdf]
See also: “More Info about why to vote “No” on Prop. 38″
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